Best Insoles for High Arches

High Arches can cause injuries such as ankle sprain and plantar fasciitis. When you can’t find the correct shoes for high arches, you might want to try and use right quality insoles for high arches; most probably good quality, one will do the work with excellent results.

Causes and Symptoms of a High Arch

A high arch occurs because of excessive and fixed flexion of the arch of your foot. While you typically bear the stress of the weight of your body across your entire foot with normal and lower arches, a high arch results in the load being carried mainly by your heels and balls of the foot.

The high arched foot lacks the flexibility to absorb shock, which in turn causes impact to the rest of your body and feet and can result in supination when your feet roll outward excessively. Although this, however, can increase your risk of attaining an ankle injury.

Unfortunately, a high arch can develop in one or both feet at any age, or you may have inherited them genetically.

There are not many causes that you hold in your power that cause a high arch, but rather physical and medical conditions and genetics;

Inherited – A high arch may be a structural deformity of the foot that you are born with or inherit at a later stage in your life.

Neurological Condition– Neurological conditions such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease can cause a higher arch.

Other Conditions – Other conditions including post-stroke paralysis, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, clubfoot, poliomyelitis, and muscular dystrophy, can all cause a higher arched foot or feet.

All of these conditions can result in pain and impairment, although the Neurological causes will progress much faster and be much more severe, requiring urgent medical attention.

Here are some symptoms to take heed of when you have a High arch;

Metatrasalgia, which is a cramp or pain in the ball of your feet.

Lateral ankle instability which, can cause you to trip and fall because of imbalance.

Hammertoes or bend and deformed toes.

Calluses and Bunions are forming suddenly.

Knee, hip, lower back, and ankle pain.

Features of Good High Arch Orthotics

Cushioninng and Shock Absorbency – Dual or tri-layer will provide the best cushioning and gradually absorb the shocks coming from your feet.

Firm Support – A durable bottom layer, made from foam or latex, topped with a softer, mouldable top layer is the latest configuration for high arch insoles.

Heel Cup – A deep heel cup to provide better stability by allowing the heel to sink and the midfoot to level-up with the midfoot when touching the insole.

Midfoot Support – A thick cushioning midfoot to gives better support and correct weight distribution along the arch of the foot.

About The Autor

David Alegeta

David is a long-distance hiker, a writer and an editor whose favorite topics include backpacking and trail running. He is an adventure athlete who covered over 20,000 miles.
He frequently speaks to groups about the benefits of proper footwear and has written numerous articles on this subject.
He lives in Dallas, Texas with his family.